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Monday, May 01, 2006

Our friend Grover

Sometimes, when people get books they think may talk about them, the first thing they do is look in the index under their own names. I'm not among these people, but only because I don't expect to figure in indices other than for an occasional scholarly cite.

Today, I got a complimentary copy, from Doubleday, of Matthew Continetti's newly published "The K Street Gang." Perhaps they're hoping I'll mention it in my blog or something. Anyway, I went straight to the index - not for myself, of course, but for Grover Norquist. I was not disappointed. Entries in 3 sub-categories: "ideology," "Indian gaming interests and," "rogue or bogus clients."

The balance between these sub-categories sounds just about right for Grover.

About Me

I am the Wayne Perry Professor of Taxation at New York University Law School. My research mainly emphasizes tax policy, government transfers, budgetary measures, social insurance, and entitlements reform. My most recent books are (1) Decoding the U.S. Corporate Tax (2009) and (2) Taxes, Spending, and the U.S. Government's March Toward Bankruptcy (2006). My other books include Do Deficits Matter? (1997), When Rules Change: An Economic and Political Analysis of Transition Relief and Retroactivity (2000), Making Sense of Social Security Reform (2000), Who Should Pay for Medicare? (2004), Taxes, Spending, and the U.S. Government's March Towards Bankruptcy (2006), Decoding the U.S. Corporate Tax (2009), and Fixing the U.S. International Tax Rules (forthcoming). I am also the author of a novel, Getting It. I am married with two children (boys aged 16 and 19) as well as four (!) cats. For my wife Pat's quilting blog, see Patwig’s Blog.